3.0.0 238 2023-01-11T20:05:59Z 2023-01-11T20:05:59Z Senate S S 2007-01-10 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing ssju09 Terrorism and Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearings by 2007-03-21T21:27:02Z Referred to 2007-01-10T18:15:10Z Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act 110 5234 HR 2008-02-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS 2007-03-21 ssju09 Terrorism and Homeland Security Subcommittee Senate Committee on the Judiciary Senate Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-62. Committee 2007-01-10 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S374-378) IntroReferral 2007-01-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S374) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N G000445 Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] Judd Gregg R NH 2007-01-10 True S001078 Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH] John Sununu R NH E. 2007-01-10 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2007-01-10 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2007-01-10 True S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2007-01-18 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2007-02-12 False Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedure Checks Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Class actions (Civil procedure) Commerce Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Consumer education Consumer protection Cost effectiveness Counterfeiting Crime prevention Criminal justice information Damages Department of Justice Electronic commerce Electronic data interchange Employee crimes Federal employees Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Identification devices Identity theft Injunctions Internet Labor and Employment Larceny Law Legislation Limitation of actions Local employees Misconduct in office Old age, survivors and disability insurance Parties to actions Prison labor Prisoners Public records Punitive damages Retail trade Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Social security numbers Stalking State courts State employees Sunset legislation Supplemental security income program Terrorism Welfare fraud Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2007-01-10 Introduced in Senate 2007-01-30T16:38:06Z Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the display, sale, or purchase of Social Security numbers without the affirmatively expressed consent of the individual, except in specified circumstances. Directs the Attorney General to study and report to Congress on all the uses of Social Security numbers permitted, required, authorized, or excepted under any federal law, including the impact of such uses on privacy and data security.

Establishes a public records exception to the prohibition. Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on Social Security numbers in public records. Grants the Attorney General rulemaking authority to enforce this Act's prohibition and to implement and clarify the permitted uses occurring as a result of an interaction between businesses, governments, or business and government.

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to prohibit: (1) the use of Social Security numbers on checks issued for payment by governmental agencies; and (2) inmate access to Social Security account numbers.

Prohibits a commercial entity from requiring an individual to provide a Social Security number when purchasing a commercial good or service or denying an individual the good or service for refusing to provide that number, with exceptions. Establishes civil and criminal penalties.

Extends civil monetary penalties for misuse of a Social Security number.

Provides for: (1) criminal penalties under SSA title II for the misuse of a Social Security number; (2) civil actions and civil penalties against persons who violate this Act; and (3) federal injunctive authority with respect to any violation by a public entity.

]]> Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the misuse of Social Security numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such misuse, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act Short Titles as Introduced Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act Introduced in Senate 2007-01-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s238is/xml/BILLS-110s238is.xml 2007-03-21 Committee on the Judiciary Senate Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-62. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.